Countdown to Kickoff: 17 schools welcome new football coaches this season
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Thursday, August 15, 2024 | 8:55 PM
They are new faces in new places supplying new hopes and golden dreams.
Some are rookie head coaches replacing experienced coaches while some are veteran coaches starting over at new venues.
Some schools have a new football coach for the first time in decades while others continue to play roulette with their head coaching position.
This offseason was not as busy as the year before when there were 26 head coaching changes. This year, there are only 17 new head football coaches hired in the WPIAL and one in the City League.
One of the headline coaching changes was at the reigning WPIAL and PIAA Class 4A champion, Aliquippa.
Mike Warfield has taken a hiatus from coaching; for how long remains to be seen. Taking over the machine is longtime Quips assistant coach Vashawn Patrick.
Here is a rundown of the new coaches and who they replaced.
Aliquippa – Vashawn Patrick replaces Mike Warfield
Allderdice – Mark Matson replaces the late Jerry Haslett
Beaver Falls – Jim Mooney replaces Nick Nardone
Blackhawk – Jake Wickline replaces Patrick Feeley
Brownsville – David Martin III replaces Skooter Roebuck
Chartiers-Houston – Dan Lis replaces Terry Fetsko
East Allegheny – Frank Cortazzo replaces Dom Pecora
Hopewell – Matt Mottes replaces Matt Weiss
McGuffey – Nate Parry replaces Ed Dalton
Mt. Lebanon – Greg Perry replaces Mike Collodi
New Brighton – John Macuga replaces Tony Caltury
Neshannock – Mike Bongivengo replaces Fred Mozzocio
New Castle – Fred Mozzocio replaces Stacy Robinson
Ringgold – Robert Heller replaces Marcus McCullough
Riverside – Rob Magnifico replaces Bill Hand
South Fayette – Marty Spieler replaces Joe Rossi
Springdale – Chad Walsh replaces Ryan Tempalski
Sto-Rox – Brendan Blair replaces Marvin Mills
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